What Have Trump Officials Said?
The Justice Department has not yet publicly commented on Biden’s suit and its plans to release the transcripts and audio recordings. However, President Donald Trump shared a news story on his Truth Social platform about Biden’s suit and attacked the former president, writing: “A Crooked Politician!!!”
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What Do We Know About The Recordings?
In the filing, Biden’s attorneys note that the recordings and transcripts of the former president’s “private, sensitive conversations with his writing partner, Mark Zwonitzer, which took place at President Biden’s home in 2016 and 2017.” The DOJ obtained these materials in 2023 after the special counsel probe was opened. The filing adds that Biden “cooperated fully in that investigation, and the Special Counsel ultimately concluded that criminal charges were not warranted.” The attorneys also argue that when the DOJ obtains private information for a criminal investigation, “the Department bears a particular responsibility to protect it from disclosure.”
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